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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9170 · Jun 07, 2026

   Enumerated Infrastructure and Housing Assistance Act of 2027

   …on interstate routes, and navigable waterways that directly affect interstate commerce. No funds may be used for intrastate roads or local transit systems unless they are part of a federally designated interstate corridor. All grants must…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9171 · Jun 07, 2026

   Constitutional Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2027

   …management of federal public lands and waters (Property Clause), interstate commerce regulation (Commerce Clause), and spending for the general welfare (Taxing and Spending Clause). No funds may be used to regulate or mandate state or…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

   HR 6938 as summarized is a routine FY2026 appropriations package funding Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and related agencies. It rests squarely on the Article I appropriations and spending powers, creates no direct restriction on…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

   …can be tied to the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), funding entities like the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

   …programs, and foreign food grants falls within the spending power, the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. No provision on its face restricts speech,…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

   …human services, and extended welfare and insurance programs, which stretch the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and the General Welfare Clause beyond a limited reading and intrude on powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment.…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 6500 · Aug 10, 2026

   Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Preference Extension and User Fee Stability Act of 2027

   …operations without general fund reliance. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce with foreign Nations) Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

   H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

   …within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, including the Commerce Clause (Clause 3) for agriculture and housing, and the power to raise and support armies (Clause 12) for defense production. No action here exceeds…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

   H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

   …funds for the general welfare. Funding the Army Corps of Engineers (commerce and navigation under Clause 3), the Bureau of Reclamation (property under Clause 17), and Department of Energy programs (defense under Clause 12, general welfare)…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 9170: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

    …within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Power). However, the bill's extensive funding for HUD programs, including public housing,…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

    …funds are drawn. Foreign-affairs spending is tied to federal powers over commerce with foreign nations under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, naturalization and offenses against the law of nations under Clauses 4 and 10, and support for the…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8646 · Jun 06, 2026

    Agriculture and Rural Development Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2027

    …8, Clause 1 (spending for the general welfare) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (commerce clause, supporting FDA regulation of food and drugs)

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

    …involvement because they involve national sovereignty, interstate and foreign commerce, and federal law enforcement. The bill does not consolidate decision-making upward; it funds existing federal responsibilities at the appropriate level…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

    …fall within these powers as they relate to national security and interstate commerce. The bill does not directly restrict any rights protected by the first ten amendments. It funds existing agencies and operations without altering their…